jowter
/ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/
jowter noun: a buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van.
Noun
jowter (plural jowters)
- A buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van.
- fish drivers , whom we call jowters1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC
- He lifted out the catfish and selected a small carp. They watched the needle swing. The old jowter twisted up the apron in his hands. Two and a half, he said.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 68
Verb
jowter (third-person singular simple present jowters, present participle jowtering, simple past and past participle jowtered)
jowter meaning in Tamil
jowter in Tamil
- மீன் வணிகர்
Forms of jowter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jowters |
| alternative form | jouster |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jowters |
| present participle | jowtering |
| past participle | jowtered |
| past | jowtered |
Origin of jowter
Of unknown origin. The alternative form jouster shows addition of the -ster suffix. Compare later jolter (“hawker, peddlar”).
Variant of chowter.
Questions about jowter
- What does jowter mean?
- Jowter means a buyer and seller of fish, usually operating from a cart or a van.
- What is jowter in Tamil?
- Jowter in Tamil is மீன் வணிகர். See Jowter meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jowter?
- Jowter can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce jowter?
- Jowter is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒaʊtə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of jowter?
- The plural of jowter is jowters.
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